Combination vise for hook bars



Q 19 Jan 11, s. HEATH COMBINATION vIs E FOR HOOK BARS,

I Fm? 'fiamuez Filed August 4 1925 Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL HEATH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION VISE FOB HOOK BARS.

Application filed August 4, 1925/ Serial No. 48,062.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combination vise for hook bars, and has for its primary object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character whereby a hook bar such as is used in full fashioned hosiery machines may be securely gripped during the operations of replacing or realigning ledger welt hooks, topper bar and narrowin points.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gauge in combination with the vise whereby it may be readily and quickly ascertained whether or not the hooks or points are in alignment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a vise for holding a hook bar which may be rotated or moved to various angular positions to assist in the placing of the hooks or points in the bar or realigning any of them,

l/Vith these ends in View, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a combination vise for hook bars constructed in accordance with my improvements, a portion of the gauge being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a View at right angles to Fig. 1, with a portion broken away to illustrate details of construction and the gauge being shown in a lowered position but illustrated in a raised position by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 1 represents a threaded stem of a suitable stand 5 for attachment to a table or other suitable support (3 and this stand includes a ball 6 of a ball and socket joint, the socket being designated by the numeral 7 and including two recessed members 8 and 9 having threaded connection with each other and the member 9 is preferably provided withhandles 10 whereby the socket may be actuated relative to the ball and whereby the socket member 9 may be revolved for threading it onto the member 8. The member 8 is formed with the stationary vise jaw 11. A movable jaw 12 is pivoted to the stationary jaw as at 13 and is normally forced from the stationary jaw by a spring 1e fixed to the stationary jaw and having its free end engaging the movable aw while said movable jaw is carried toward the stationary jaw by means of the nut 15, preferably of the wing type,. having threaded connections with the bolt 16 passmg through both jaws with the head thereof engaging the outer face of the stationary aw.

To the stationary jaw intermediate its ends is pivoted or swingingly mounted a gauge 17 consisting of arcuate legs 19 carrymg a gauge bar 21. The aforesaid association of the gauge 17 with the stationary jaw is preferably established by means of a pin or shaft 18 passing through those ends of the arcuate gauge legs 19 remote from the.

gauge bar 21 and also through the oppositely pro ecting lugs 20 formed on the stationary aw with said gauge legs contacting with the outer ends of the lugs. The legs 19 are preferably of angular cross section n order that they may be rigid but light n weight and at the outer ends of said legs is a gauge bar 21 of considerable length so that their ends extend beyond the legs and the gauge face 22 of this bar is adapted to lie in substantially the same parallel plane,

when in a working position, as the gripping face 23 of the stationary jaw.

In using the vise the hook bar is placed 'etween the jaws thereof so as to be firmly gripped thereby. 'While the bar is in the vise the latter may be swung to any desirable position most convenient for the operator to remove, replace or straighten any hooks or topper bar and narrow-in points for the purpose of realigning them.

If desired the gauge may be swung upward to the position shown by dotted lines 111 Fig. 2 prior to aligning the hooks or points in order to quickly ascertain which hooks or points are out of alignment or the gauge may not be used until after the initial aligning operations have been made so as to readily locate those which are not In alignment or said gauge may be used both before and after the aligning operations. During the intervals when the vise is not in use or during the times that the bar is being placed in or removed from the vise the gauge may be swung downward into the position shown in elevation in Fig. 2 so as to be out of the way.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits or" the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. The combination with a vise including a stationary jaw, of a gauge including a pair of arcuate legs pivoted to said stationary jaw, one on each side thereof and a gauge bar carried by the outer ends of said legs and extending in opposite directions beyond each of the legs.

2. A combination vise for hook bars comprising a standard, a ball carried by said standard, a socket partially enclosing said ball, a stationary jaw of a vise carried by said socket, a movablejaw pivoted to the stationary jaw, means for moving the movable jaw toward the stationary jaw, means normally tending to force the movable jaw away from the stationary jaw, oppositely projecting lugs carried by the stationary jaw, arcuate gauge legs, means for pivoting the inner ends of said gauge legs at the ends of the lugs, and a gauge bar carried by the outer ends of said gauge legs with its ends projecting outward beyond said legs.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afiixed my signature.

SAMUEL HEATH. 

